Which description best describes Vergil's use of language to project antiquity and imperial ideology?

• A. He abandons archaisms to confuse readers about historical setting.
• B. He uses plain everyday language to avoid high style.
• C. He uses elevated diction, archaisms, and formulaic epithet while shaping a modern, state-building epic.
• D. He writes in prose to simulate modern political treatises.

Answer: (C)